Total Crime Rate
104.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hamsland area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill , and the 68th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Mid Sussex .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hamsland (RH17 7DS) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 168.0% higher than the Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hamsland (RH17 7DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Challoners, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rixons Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challoners | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rixons Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Challoners | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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